When she had turned the corner, he went slowly upstairs and into the room where Morrison still lay asleep.

He drew a chair to the bedside and leaning forward opened out the evening paper.

The events of the last hour or so had completely blotted out from his mind, for the time being, his own expedition into the world of tragical happenings.

He glanced at the sleeping man, then opened his paper.

There was very little fresh news except that this time the fact was mentioned that upon the body of the murdered man was discovered a sum larger than was at first supposed.